Man hurt in Gresham porch collapse

A 42-year-old man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition after falling about 20 feet, fire officials said.

SHARE Man hurt in Gresham porch collapse
PORCH_COLLAPSE_08182019_2.jpg

One person was injured during a porch collapse about 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the 8100 block of South May Street in the Gresham.

Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A man was injured Sunday after a porch he was standing on collapsed in Gresham on the South Side.

About 5:30 p.m., officials received calls of a porch that had collapsed in the 8100 block of South May Street, fire officials said. Upon arrival they found a 42-year-old man who had fallen about 20 feet after the back porch he was standing on gave way.

The man was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition, officials said.

The Latest
The men, 42 and 33, were shot multiple times in the 7000 block of South King Drive.
To honor trailblazing restaurants founded by women and people of color, Samuelsson and fellow chef Jonathan Waxman host “Seat at the Table,” an eight-part Audible original series that premiered toward the end of last year.
Snippets from opening day at LaSalle Lake come with the background of prospects for the coming season.
Trans Chicagoan looks at changes in the LGBTQ community.
Though the theft and an age difference are red flags, woman still feels attracted to the much younger man.